Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Moore
333 U.S. 541 · Decided March 29, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Moore was decided on March 29, 1948 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “State or local business regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 333 U.S. 541 · 68 S. Ct. 682 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 863 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2372
- Docket number
- 337
- Decided
- March 29, 1948
- Argued
- December 19, 1947
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- State or local business regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Article I, Section 10, Paragraph 1 (contract clause)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. et al. v. Moore, Comptroller of the State of New York
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-060, docket 1947-060-01.
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